Homeward Journey

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"What? You don't want to? Then please leave. I'm sure the Main God would welcome you two as guests!" Li Wei saw the expression on Pluto King' face, but he seemed completely indifferent. He now had something to rely on; Hades needed him to stay in this Copper Pot World, so it would be a waste not to extract some benefits from him at this time.

The Pluto King of the Underworld, seeing Li Wei's outrageous demands, changed his expression several times, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

"What, you want to make a move?" Li Wei caught a glimpse of that murderous aura, but sneered as if he had everything under control, "Then please hurry up and make your move. If I die, this space will collapse. And let me remind you, even if I die, I will severely injure you. I believe I have the strength to do so!"

Li Wei did not back down at all.

After a long while, the murderous intent in Pluto King' eyes finally vanished. He sighed and turned to the Head Monster, saying, "Brother, you said I was cunning, but this kid is even more shrewd than me. Fine, I can give you the Hades Fruit, but I only have two left. Don't look at me like that; it's true. Do you think this kind of treasure is cheap stuff that you can easily find? A hundred years ago, I only had a dozen or so, and in all this time, they've all been used up. If it weren't for the fact that eating them wouldn't have any effect on my current strength, I wouldn't have left them for you... As for the so-called reward after the completion of the third act... do you think I'd still need to keep this promise once someone pulls out the Holy Sword?"

Shameless!

Li Wei cursed inwardly. Indeed, given Pluto King's abilities, he wouldn't have needed to pay the reward if he wasn't bound by the Holy Sword. In fact, not only did he not pay the reward, he also wiped out all the reincarnators in the theater.

But something is better than nothing, Li Wei nodded through gritted teeth.

Upon seeing this, Pluto King' face lit up with joy, and then with a flick of his hand, two fruits appeared in his palm.

Li Wei stared into the other person's eyes. Clearly, this Pluto King didn't seem to be lying. Moreover, Li Wei had also gleaned a general idea from the conversation he had overheard earlier: the Hades Fruit was indeed almost gone.

After taking and putting away the two fruits, Li Wei took out something else. When the Pluto King saw what Li Wei was holding, his face frowned and he said urgently, "I've already given you the last Hades Fruit of the Underworld Fruit, what else do you want?"

At this moment, what Li Wei held in his hand was none other than the Sealing Holy Sword. Having already subdued the sword spirit, Li Wei wielded the Holy Sword with ease. With a Sword Control Technique, the Holy Sword swirled around Li Wei, its light flashing and killing intent surging.

No wonder Pluto King was terrified; this holy sword is his nemesis. Is Li Wei taking it out now to turn on him?

The thought filled Pluto King with dread. At this critical juncture, his combat strength had plummeted. After all, most of his body had been destroyed by the Main God's Polestar Annihilation Blast, and his current body consisted only of Regeneration arms. It would take a considerable amount of time for him to regain his peak combat power. If, at this moment, his opponent were to unleash the Sealing Holy Sword and fight him to the death, he would truly suffer a great loss.

Furthermore, just as Li Wei said, this space was his only refuge. Once he left, Mordor would immediately find him, and then... Pluto King dared not think any further.

Li Wei remained silent, his smile growing ever wider. Finally, persuaded by the Head Monster, Pluto King said in a deep voice, "How about this? We'll stay here and provide you with the necessary assistance. If you encounter any danger, and if your life is truly in peril, I will step in and help you deal with the enemy. What do you say?"

Li Wei used his Sword Control Technique to twirl the Sealing Holy Sword, then chuckled, "Pluto King, don't give me that. If I die, do you and your elder brother still live? If we encounter danger, you won't be able to stay out of it even if you want to. That doesn't count..."

Li Wei was acting like a complete scoundrel, which enraged Pluto King. If he didn't have to rely on this kid, he would have loved to kill Li Wei on the spot.

"So what do you want?" Pluto King asked, barely containing his anger. "Simple..." Li Wei waved his hand, and the Holy Sword landed in his grasp. He stroked the engravings on the sword as he said, "Your elder brother's ability is skill extraction, so let him use his strengths. He just needs to extract abilities for me according to my requirements. As for you... being a henchman wouldn't be bad, but you can't leave here, so let's ask your elder brother to extract your physical abilities first!"

Li Wei's eyes gleamed. His words surprised both Pluto King and the Head Monster.

What they feared most was that Li Wei would take a liking to Pluto King's physical strength, and in fact, what they feared most came to pass.

"Can't do it? I'll fight you to the death, you decide what to do!" Li Wei spread his hands and slammed the holy sword in his hand into the ground.

Both Pluto King and the Head Monster felt a jolt in their hearts.

The two exchanged a glance, clearly deep in thought. Li Wei, however, wouldn't let them consider it carefully. He immediately made a sword incantation, raised the Sealing Holy Sword, and then unleashed a burst of sword light.

"Wait!"

Seeing that Li Wei, this hothead, was about to make a move, Pluto King finally spoke up and shouted, "We agree to your conditions, but extracting abilities requires a lot of energy. We will only allow you to extract abilities three times. If you exceed this limit, I'm sorry, even if it means fighting to the death, we will absolutely not agree..."

Li Wei knew that doing this for the time being was enough, and he happened to have the ability to extract the Head Monster.

"Make a deal!"

Li Wei sheathed the holy sword and then said, "Then, first extract Pluto King's powerful physique for me. It's best not to tamper with it, otherwise..."

Pluto King replied coldly, "Rest assured, we will never go back on our word!"

The deal was done, Li Wei went directly to the first cell where Sherry was being held and brought the little girl over.

"This is the second ability to be extracted. She has the abilities of five zombies within her. Extract them all for me..." After Li Wei handed Sherry over to Pluto King, the latter was visibly surprised.

"Alright, next time I come, you'd better have your abilities ready, otherwise, you can pack your bags and get out!" With that, Li Wei ignored the murderous look on Pluto King' face, Shifting Forms and Changing Positions, and left the dungeon.

Leaving aside how Pluto King and the Head Monster extracted the power, Li Wei was extremely happy to have achieved his goal. However, when he returned to the mansion where Bao Ling and the others were, he found that the unconscious Ghost King had already woken up.

Upon seeing Li Wei, the Ghost King was filled with emotion. He hadn't expected that his previous gestures of goodwill towards Li Wei would be rewarded so quickly. It was safe to say that if Li Wei hadn't saved him this time, he would most likely have perished in the theater.

"I can't thank you enough, Brother Li. From now on, the Ghost King Star Domain will be your second home!" The Ghost King's words were concise and to the point, expressing his attitude in a single sentence.

He truly considered Li Wei a brother, while Ghost Princess secretly watched Li Wei from the side, but whenever his gaze swept over her, she would quickly look away.

Li Wei selectively recounted what happened in the theater afterward, but he did not reveal that Pluto King was currently in the Copper Pot World. This was Li Wei's own secret, and there was no need to share it.

"I never expected that giant was indeed Pluto King. He was incredibly powerful. But no matter how powerful he was, he still died at the hands of the Main God. That's fate!" The Ghost King's face showed no emotion. Although he had lost all his companions except for Ghost Princess in the theater, as a powerful being, he naturally knew that life and death were preordained and could not be forced.

"By the way, since you said this space is inside a Copper Pot, then the Copper Pot should be in the Grand Theater right now. Does that mean we have to go back there? If Pluto King really died at the hands of the Main God, that's fine, but if he's still alive, wouldn't we be walking right into a trap if we showed up?"

As a powerful figure capable of ruling over a star field, the Ghost King was bound to consider things more thoroughly, and he immediately discovered a critical problem.

Bao Ling, Greedy Wolf, and the others were all taken aback when they heard this.

That's right. Li Wei's Copper Pot World pot is actually inside the Copper Pot, and once Li Wei enters the Copper Pot World, the Copper Pot will inevitably remain in place—this is an unchangeable fact. In other words, they are actually still in the Grand Theater and have not escaped from Pluto Island at all.

Thinking of this, Bao Ling, Greedy Wolf, and the others all wore bitter expressions. Even the Ghost King and Ghost Princess sighed, clearly indicating that they did not want to return to Pluto Island.

At this moment, Li Wei laughed and, without explaining, said, "Judging by the time, we should head out. Let's go!"

As he spoke, he actually conjured a Spatial Cage, trapping everyone inside. Then, he used Shifting Forms and Changing Positions to take the astonished group away from the Copper Pot World.

This is an ability that Li Wei gained after upgrading his Eye of Space following his increased combat power. The Eye of Space can enhance the effects of all spatial special skills, and the method of teleporting everyone using Spatial Cage is one of the abilities brought by the Eye of Space.

With a sudden shift in light and shadow, the group appeared in a large hall.

The first to react was Greedy Wolf, his face pale. He exclaimed, "Brother Li, what are you doing? What if the Pluto King isn't dead? Going back to the Grand Theater now would be like walking into a trap..."

He could only get halfway through his sentence before he couldn't continue.

He discovered that the hall wasn't Grand Theater at all. There were several other people sitting in the hall, who were also dumbfounded and astonished by the sudden appearance of this group of people.

Li Wei walked up to a man with a calm expression and accepted the Copper Pot that the man handed him.

"You came out much later than I expected. I thought you would come out before dinner!" The man said calmly, pointing to the almost empty table of food on the dining table.

"There were some unexpected events, but thankfully everyone is safe and sound!" Li Wei plopped down in a chair next to the table.

The rest of the people in the hall took a long time to react as they watched the two talking so eloquently.